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Murrays in Longford

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Hello, I am searching my 2x Great Grandmother, Katherine Murray.  It is possible she was born in County Longford.  An American census record gives her birth as July, 1848, but I am unable to find her in Longford at that time.  I have no parent names for her either.  Another census record indicates she emmigrated to America in 1863, and there are a few possibilities but how to prove which record might be her?   She married her husband, George Maguire around 1867 in Connecticut.  I am thinking that her birth year is incorrect, or that she was not from Longford.  If anyone has access to birth records, could you please do a search and see if you have any luck finding her?  I have been trying for years to find her.  She died in 1904 of a kidney problem in Massachusetts. 

 

Thank you, 

Stephanie White

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Stephanie:

The subscription site Roots Ireland has 12 Catherine Murray baptismal records from 1840-1846 in Co. Longford (no records in 1847-1849). Since you don't have the parents names, there is no way to confirm any of these records and maybe her record was in a parish that does not have records back to the 1840s.

I assume the 1904 death record does not have parents names?

Have you considerd DNA testing? You may have matches with 3rd -4th cousins who have more info on the family in Ireland.

Roger McDonnell

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Stephanie,

My grandmother was Margaret (Brigid) Murray. I'm not sure where exactly she was born, but she married my grandfather, Daniel Skelly, and they lived in the townland of Claris, in Newtowncashel. I have not been able to trace her family, no birth, marriage or death certs for my grandmother yet.

While searching, I did find Murrays living in Claris. I have not been able to link them to my family definitively, though.

The 1911 census has Anne Murray living in house #6, Claris

The 1901 census has Brigid Murray living in house #7, but I think she was too young to be my grandmother.

I also came across a Thomas Murray in Claris.

My family (Daniel Skelly, Margaret or Brigid Murray) lived in house #4.

I have had my DNA done, but have not found any Murray relatives yet.

I've taken quite a long break from my search, but your post has got me interested again. I will let you know if I find anything that might be helpful to you.

Fran

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Stephanie, I just looked through my file, and found the marriage info for my grandparents. Margaret (Brigid) Murray's father was Patrick, a farmer, living in Claras. The marriage was in 1908.

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